WHAT 'S A POLYGON?

LETS CONSIDER THE STRAIGHT LINES a, b, c, d, e, AND DENOTE BY A, B, C, D, E, THE

POINTS AT WHICH THEY INTERSECT.TO
A
VERTIX
b

e
ANGLE
C
SURFACE
d

SIDE OR EDGE

WE CALL "POLYGON" THE GEOMETRIC FIGURE THAT HAS GOT AS BORDER THE
BROKEN SIMPLE CLOSED PATH THAT PASSES, STARTING FROM AND RETURNING TO
THE POINT A, THROUGH THE POINTS B, C, D, E.
THE SEGMENTS AB, BC, CD, DE, EA, ARE THE SIDES (OR EDGES) OF THE POLYGON.
YOU CALL VERTICES THE POINTS WHERE TWO SIDES MEET.
ENCLOSED SPACE INSIDE THE BROKEN LINE SIMPLE CLOSED REGION IS CALLED
INTERNAL OR SURFACE.
YOU CALL CONVEX A POLYGON THAT DOESNT CONTAIN THE EXTENSIONS OF ITS
SIDES.
ES.

YOU CALL CONCAVE A POLYGON CONTAINING THE EXTENSION OF ITS SIDES.

ES.

PLEASE NOTE: A POLYGON HAS AS MANY SIDES AND CORNERS AS ITS

VERTICES.